Job summary
The Integrated Respiratory Team (IRT) provides care for patients residing in Lambeth or Southwark or accessing GSTT through the acute and outpatient services, who have a diagnosis of COPD or asthma, and those who require home oxygen or pulmonary rehabilitation. A new and exciting opportunity for a B7 Clinical Nurse Specialist has arisen to support the expansion of the respiratory virtual wards across Lambeth and Southwark to provide admission avoidance and early supported discharge pathways for patients being treated for an exacerbation of COPD. In this role, you will be responsible for assessing and identifying patients for remote health monitoring and gain consent. The successful candidate will be required to work within the acute hospital setting and visit patients in the community, you will be responsible for providing virtual ward support within house as well as working with our partner organisation DOCCLA to provide digitally enabled remote monitoring. Excellent communication skills and IT skills will be required to ensure that patients are added to the IRT Virtual Wards area on the GSTT Electronic Health Record (EPIC) and the post holder will need to have experience with COPD management plans.
The post holder will be required to work 4 days (8-6pm) a week across the 7 day service.
Closing Date: 29-Oct-2023
Interview Date: 6-Nov-2023
Main duties of the job
As part of the IRT team the successful candidate will work closely with other members of the team including Clinical Nurse specialists, Physiotherapists, pharmacists and doctors as well as our partner agency DOCCLA. You will be supported by an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Matron and will work autonomously as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care- Review patients in A&E, on the ward, at home and on the virtual ward with exacerbations of COPD and provide appropriate acute treatment and long term management.- Provide patients with an exacerbation of COPD or Asthma with education about their condition and how to self-manage plans.- Complete Asthma and COPD bundles with patients.- Provide breathlessness management education- Assess and review patients for long term oxygen therapy, palliative oxygen therapy or ambulatory oxygen.- Provide advice to patients, carers or to health professionals via our Integrated Respiratory Team advice line.- Provide induction training to rotational physiotherapists and new nursing staff joining the team.- Contribute towards in-service teaching, as well as teaching to other teams within the organisation.- Provide leadership, clinical supervision and take responsibility complete supervision/PDR sessions.- Contribute towards projects and research to help develop the services we deliver.- Contribute to the collection of data for national audits
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking to recruit an experienced nurse who has an interest in the respiratory patient. The successful candidate will have excellent communication, physical assessment and IT skills.
-Work autonomously whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care- Review patients in A&E, on the ward or virtual ward with exacerbations of COPD or asthma and develop an appropriate acute treatment and long term management.- Provide patients with an exacerbation of COPD with education about their condition and how to self-manage plans.- Complete Asthma and COPD bundles with patients.- Provide breathlessness management education- Assess and review patients for long term oxygen therapy, palliative oxygen therapy or ambulatory oxygen.- Provide advice to patients, carers or to health professionals via our Integrated Respiratory Team advice line.- Provide induction training to rotational physiotherapist joining the team.- Contribute towards in-service teaching, as well as teaching to other teams within the organisation.- Provide leadership, clinical supervision and take responsibility complete supervision/PDR sessions.- Contribute towards projects and research to help develop the services we deliver.- Contribute to the collection of data for national audits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking to recruit an experienced nurse who has an interest in the respiratory patient. The successful candidate will have excellent communication, physical assessment and IT skills.
-Work autonomously whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care- Review patients in A&E, on the ward or virtual ward with exacerbations of COPD or asthma and develop an appropriate acute treatment and long term management.- Provide patients with an exacerbation of COPD with education about their condition and how to self-manage plans.- Complete Asthma and COPD bundles with patients.- Provide breathlessness management education- Assess and review patients for long term oxygen therapy, palliative oxygen therapy or ambulatory oxygen.- Provide advice to patients, carers or to health professionals via our Integrated Respiratory Team advice line.- Provide induction training to rotational physiotherapist joining the team.- Contribute towards in-service teaching, as well as teaching to other teams within the organisation.- Provide leadership, clinical supervision and take responsibility complete supervision/PDR sessions.- Contribute towards projects and research to help develop the services we deliver.- Contribute to the collection of data for national audits.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Education
Essential
- BSC/Degree (Health Related) or equivalent training/experience
- Evidence of post registration qualification in Respiratory or equivalent experience
- Mentorship or equivalent course
- Professional knowledge of COPD, asthma or home oxygen
Professional/statutory registration
Essential
- RN1 Registered Nurse with NMC PIN number
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working Autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care
- Proven evidence of management/leadership skills
- Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level
- Experience of delivering patient advocacy
- Experience of audit, research & evidence based care
skills/knowledge/Ability
Essential
- Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills within speciality
- Evidence of teaching skills in particular teaching patients how to manage their conditions and raise awareness of their condition
- Ability to clinically lead and influence staff
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal & communication skills
- Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
- Time management IT & organisational skills
Person Specification
Qualifications/Education
Essential
- BSC/Degree (Health Related) or equivalent training/experience
- Evidence of post registration qualification in Respiratory or equivalent experience
- Mentorship or equivalent course
- Professional knowledge of COPD, asthma or home oxygen
Professional/statutory registration
Essential
- RN1 Registered Nurse with NMC PIN number
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working Autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care
- Proven evidence of management/leadership skills
- Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level
- Experience of delivering patient advocacy
- Experience of audit, research & evidence based care
skills/knowledge/Ability
Essential
- Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills within speciality
- Evidence of teaching skills in particular teaching patients how to manage their conditions and raise awareness of their condition
- Ability to clinically lead and influence staff
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal & communication skills
- Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
- Time management IT & organisational skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
